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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. C83800 Bronze

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

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 21
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
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
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7