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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. C63200 Bronze

EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63200 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 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
17 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 460
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
640 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
310 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250 to 260
95 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 170
400 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.7 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
78.8 to 82.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
3.5 to 4.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
4.0 to 4.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5