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C68400 Brass vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
22 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
67.9 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0