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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. C93700 Bronze

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
99
Elongation at Break, % 42
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Rockwell B Hardness 80
60
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
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
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0