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C49300 Brass vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
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 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
55.7 to 62.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0