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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C54400 Bronze

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5