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CC331G Bronze vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
55.7 to 62.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0