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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. C95300 Bronze

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95300 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 C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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 1.0