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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C62400 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Shear Strength, MPa 530
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
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
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
2.0 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5