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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

AISI 409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 24
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17