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AISI 309S Stainless Steel vs. C83800 Bronze

AISI 309S stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309S stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 42
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7