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C31400 Bronze vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 240
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 59
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 420
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0