AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. C68300 Brass
AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 51 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 670 | |
260 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1060 | |
430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 770 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
56 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1520 | |
330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 38 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 30 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 24 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
59 to 63 |
Iron (Fe), % | 70.7 to 77.9 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
34.2 to 40.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |