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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. C91000 Bronze

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.8
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 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6