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C42600 Brass vs. S44735 Stainless Steel

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44735 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is S44735 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
21
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
60.7 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.6 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0