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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4