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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6