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C35000 Brass vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35000 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0