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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 49
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 640
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5