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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C61400 Bronze

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5