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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
4.2 to 6.0
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 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5