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C68700 Brass vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C68700 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
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: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
83.2 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 17.8 to 22.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0