AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C95300 Bronze
AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 360 | |
120 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 55 | |
14 to 25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1180 | |
520 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 850 | |
190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 590 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
63 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 to 260 | |
73 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1820 | |
170 to 420 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 41 | |
17 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
17 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 26 | |
19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
86.5 to 90.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
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 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |