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C43400 Brass vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17600 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
8.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
71.3 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0