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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. C86800 Bronze

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
2.5 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0