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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

AISI 316N 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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