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C66200 Brass vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

C66200 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
6.7 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
16
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
65 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0