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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C61400 Bronze

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5