AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. C63000 Bronze
AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 7.9 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 840 | |
| 400 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1380 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 to 1040 | |
| 330 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 47 to 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 2770 | |
| 470 to 640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 50 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.0 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 76.8 to 85 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.8 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |