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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. CC480K Bronze

EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5