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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C86400 Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0