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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 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 C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Shear Strength, MPa 430
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5