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C61800 Bronze vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
39.5 to 50.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0