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C50100 Bronze vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0