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C66200 Brass vs. AISI 445 Stainless Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 445 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
74.9 to 80.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0