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C49300 Brass vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
6.7 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
65 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0