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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. C66200 Brass

AISI 420F stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66200 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 C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5