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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
180 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4