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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

AISI 302 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 46
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 520
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 830
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5