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AISI 430FSe Stainless Steel vs. C35000 Brass

AISI 430FSe stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430FSe stainless steel and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 79.5 to 84
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.5 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4