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C69400 Brass vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201 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 C69400 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 201 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.6 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
450 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
650 to 1450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
61 to 340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
67.5 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0