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C36200 Brass vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
15 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
560 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
81.9 to 85.8
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0