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C43400 Brass vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44800 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 S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
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
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62.6 to 66.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
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