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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C35600 Brass

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 79
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5