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EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4877 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 36
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 36.4 to 42.3
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5