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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5