C86100 Bronze vs. N08031 Stainless Steel
C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 940 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
7.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
96 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
240 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
270 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 | |
230 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
3.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
26 to 28 |
Copper (Cu), % | 66 to 68 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
29 to 36.9 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 5.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 7.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
30 to 32 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 17.3 to 25 | |
0 |