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C42200 Brass vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44535 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0