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C87700 Bronze vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
4.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
39.5 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0