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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. C68300 Brass

AISI 420F stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 460
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5