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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. C95200 Bronze

AISI 312 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 312 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0