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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 bronze belongs to the copper 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 N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8