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C47940 Brass vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
7.4 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 310
410 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 520
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 390
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 100
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 740
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0