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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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 0.5