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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. CC752S Brass

AISI 420F stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7