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C66100 Bronze vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
38.8 to 53
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0