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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. C22600 Bronze

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 84
46 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2