MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AISI 316H Stainless Steel vs. C41300 Brass

AISI 316H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 316H stainless steel and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 82
53 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 22

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 460
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5