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C46200 Brass vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 290
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
71.3 to 77.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0