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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. C68000 Brass

AISI 314 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5