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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

AISI 418 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 418 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 77
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
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 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0