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C47000 Brass vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44625 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C47000 brass and the bottom bar is S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 36
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.4 to 74.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 42.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0