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C83300 Brass vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C83300 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
6.7 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
16
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0