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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C67000 Bronze

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C67000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
5.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
660 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
350 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
43 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
560 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.8 to 32.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5