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C33200 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0