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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. C65500 Bronze

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5