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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. C61900 Bronze

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5