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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. CC494K Bronze

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC494K 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 38
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0