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C61500 Bronze vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
4.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.5 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0