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AISI 317LN Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

AISI 317LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 317LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 67.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8