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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. CC751S Brass

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6