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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5