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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. CC212E Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
7.0 to 9.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
1.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0