AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze
AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 320 | |
200 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 46 | |
8.4 to 10 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1040 | |
700 to 850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 790 | |
320 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 880 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
42 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
8.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
3.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
57 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 to 300 | |
58 to 61 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 1570 | |
420 to 950 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 37 | |
24 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 30 | |
21 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
24 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
10 to 11.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
78 to 84 |
Iron (Fe), % | 67.9 to 75 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 7.5 | |
0 to 3.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
3.0 to 5.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |