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C42600 Brass vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0