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C38000 Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C38000 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, % 17
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
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
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0