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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C93500 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0