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C46200 Brass vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 290
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0