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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2