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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C31600 Bronze

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
11 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4