MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel vs. C95200 Bronze

EN 1.4589 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95200 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 1.4589 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 85
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0