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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5