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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. C83800 Bronze

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
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 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7