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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C68000 Brass

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5