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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C92500 Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C92500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7