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C43400 Brass vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 54 to 94
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0