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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 460
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
8.5 to 11
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5