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C41500 Brass vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44625 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 S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
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
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
69.4 to 74.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0