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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36