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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. C69300 Brass

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C69300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
8.5 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 84
84 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Shear Strength, MPa 360
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
550 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
300 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
47 to 70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
400 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.7 to 3.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5