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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 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 445 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
1.2 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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 0.012
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25