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C54400 Bronze vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 93
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
29 to 40.4
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0