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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C87200 Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87200 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 C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0