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C84500 Brass vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316L 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 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
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