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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C87700 Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87700 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 C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8