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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C52100 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 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
89.8 to 93
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
7.0 to 9.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5