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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. C68700 Brass

AISI 420F stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
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: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5