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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 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 1.4886 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, % 45
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400
180 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4