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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. C87610 Bronze

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87610 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
8.1

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5