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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5