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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. CC752S Brass

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 42
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
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 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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
31.5 to 36.7