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C68300 Brass vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
13 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
83.2 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0