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C44400 Brass vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
55.7 to 62.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0