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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C94400 Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94400 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 C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8