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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C94100 Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
7.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 1.0
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 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3