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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. C42200 Brass

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42200 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 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 81
56 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 380
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5