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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. C93200 Bronze

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 49
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0