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EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

EN 1.4595 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 310
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 310

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
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85.8
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5