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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5