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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.5
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