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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. C87600 Bronze

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87600 bronze belongs to the copper 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 N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5