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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
330 to 390

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5