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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 42
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 80
26 to 97
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 410
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5