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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. C64800 Bronze

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64800 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 19
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 460
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5