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C43400 Brass vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is S35135 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
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1380
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
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
130
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

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
28.3 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0