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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5