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C43000 Brass vs. S33425 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is S33425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
47.2 to 56.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0