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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

EN 1.4852 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 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 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4