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C94900 Bronze vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94900 bronze and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 81
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0