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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0