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C36000 Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36000 brass and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.8 to 23
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 530
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 62
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 340
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0