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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. CC493K Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 5.0