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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. C93200 Bronze

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 42
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Rockwell B Hardness 80
65
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
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), % 0.1 to 0.16
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
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0