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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. C53400 Bronze

AISI 308 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53400 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 C53400 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
67 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
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
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5