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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
6.0 to 8.5
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5