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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