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C36200 Brass vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
9.1 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
420 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
98 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
180 to 1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
66.4 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0