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C94500 Bronze vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94500 bronze and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.4
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 66.7 to 78
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 16 to 22
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0