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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. CC499K Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC499K 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 CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0