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C84000 Brass vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
7.4 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
12 to 31

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0