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C85700 Brass vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85700 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
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
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 40
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0