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C38000 Brass vs. S43932 Stainless Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S43932 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is S43932 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
890
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
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
76.7 to 83
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0