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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93500 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0