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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C63020 Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
4.2 to 6.0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5