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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
1.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0