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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25