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C41300 Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C41300 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0