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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7