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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. C91600 Bronze

AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25