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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5