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EN 1.4825 Stainless Steel vs. C87300 Bronze

EN 1.4825 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4825 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, % 17
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
3.5 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5