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C43400 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0