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C44500 Brass vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S81921 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C44500 brass and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
66.7 to 75.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0