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C49300 Brass vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
740 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
72.7 to 76.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants