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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. C87610 Bronze

AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87610 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 445 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5