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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17