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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C83800 Bronze

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7