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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. C61800 Bronze

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 390
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 580
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
8.5 to 11
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5