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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. C91700 Bronze

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25