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C46500 Brass vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C46500 brass and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 95
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 380
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1170
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
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), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.2 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0