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C91700 Bronze vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0