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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. C64800 Bronze

EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64800 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 1.4958 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5