AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. C46400 Brass
AISI 410 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 22 | |
17 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 470 | |
270 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 770 | |
400 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 580 | |
160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 710 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1480 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
26 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
23 |
Calomel Potential, mV | -150 | |
-400 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 110 | |
76 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 860 | |
120 to 500 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 28 | |
14 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 24 | |
15 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 26 | |
13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
59 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.5 to 88.4 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
36.3 to 40.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |