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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. C87700 Bronze

AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8