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C43400 Brass vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32050 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0