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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C68300 Brass

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 79
60
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 360
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
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
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

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
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
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
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5