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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5