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C42200 Brass vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0