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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Shear Strength, MPa 530
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5