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AISI 441 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

AISI 441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 76 to 82.2
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19