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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

AISI 302 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 46
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 830
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5