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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.7

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
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
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
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2