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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

EN 1.4938 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 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, % 16 to 17
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
180 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4