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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C90900 Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6