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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C63800 Bronze

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5