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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C63600 Bronze

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Shear Strength, MPa 530
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
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
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.15
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 to 0.15
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
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5