EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. C62300 Bronze
EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62300 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
18 to 32 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 500 | |
360 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
570 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
440 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 | |
95 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 | |
240 to 430 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
19 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
8.5 to 10 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
83.2 to 89.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 59 to 67.3 | |
2.0 to 4.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 10.5 to 12.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |