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C66200 Brass vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
35 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
21
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
11 to 15
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