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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. C93700 Bronze

AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 445 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
99
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Rockwell B Hardness 71
60
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

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
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0