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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. C95200 Bronze

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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 1.0