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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. CC334G Bronze

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC334G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC334G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 12
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
72 to 84.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
3.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
4.0 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5