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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. C93900 Bronze

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
95
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
14 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1