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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. C95820 Bronze

AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95820 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 C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8