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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. C92300 Bronze

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C92300 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 C92300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7