CC334G Bronze vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel
CC334G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC334G bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 170 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 40 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
| 600 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
| 230 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 240 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 | |
| 140 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 12 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 72 to 84.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 7.0 | |
| 67.3 to 74.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 7.5 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |