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C63600 Bronze vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C63600 bronze and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 66
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 360
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 540
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 290
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 300
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 93 to 96.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
39.5 to 50.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
30 to 34
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0