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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. C36000 Brass

AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36000 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 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5