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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5