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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. C51900 Bronze

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51900 bronze belongs to the copper 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 N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 580
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
390 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5