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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. CC767S Brass

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC767S 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 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC767S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.8 to 41.9