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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5