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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5