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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. C52400 Bronze

AISI 308 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 76
50 to 100
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5