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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660 to 790

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5