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C69700 Brass vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 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, % 25
4.6 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
450 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
650 to 1450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
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 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
61 to 340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
67.5 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
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), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0