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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C95300 Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0