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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 80
46 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5