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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C47940 Brass

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
250 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
380 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
160 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
68 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
120 to 740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0.1 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.1 to 0.5
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 34.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4