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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5