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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C34500 Brass

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
13 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4