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C43500 Brass vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 brass and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 310
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0