AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. C99750 Brass
AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 to 220 | |
110 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
130 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 45 | |
20 to 30 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
48 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 710 | |
450 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
220 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 540 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
840 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
820 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
410 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
2.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 210 | |
87 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 320 | |
190 to 300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 25 | |
15 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 23 | |
16 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 3.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
55 to 61 |
Iron (Fe), % | 65.1 to 72.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
17 to 23 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10.5 to 13 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
17 to 23 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |