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EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel vs. C87300 Bronze

EN 1.4762 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 13
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 69.7 to 75.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
3.5 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5