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C41300 Brass vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C41300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 88
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 370
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0