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C43400 Brass vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S36200 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 S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
3.4 to 4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
75.4 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0