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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. C42500 Brass

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42500 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 C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 81
60 to 92
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 380
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 90
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
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5