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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. C92300 Bronze

AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C92300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7