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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. C43000 Brass

AISI 442 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 83
30 to 100
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5