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C43000 Brass vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 410 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
16 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
330 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
520 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
290 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
97 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
210 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
83.5 to 88.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0