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C84500 Brass vs. AISI 310Cb Stainless Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 310Cb 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 310Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
47.2 to 57
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0