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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. C60800 Bronze

AISI 317LMN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C60800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Shear Strength, MPa 430
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
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 0.5