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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. C93500 Bronze

AISI 420F 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
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