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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. C95520 Bronze

AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
4.2 to 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
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5