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C69700 Brass vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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