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C41500 Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C41500 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 C41500 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 42
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
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), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0