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C95520 Bronze vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
42.7 to 50.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0