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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. C99600 Bronze

AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3