EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. C86500 Bronze
EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C86500 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 650 | |
530 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
190 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
880 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
860 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
86 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
22 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 250 to 260 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 170 | |
180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 23 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
28 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.3 to 2.0 | |
55 to 60 |
Iron (Fe), % | 67.4 to 73.6 | |
0.4 to 2.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 4.0 | |
0.1 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 5.5 to 6.9 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.11 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
36 to 42 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |