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C49300 Brass vs. S40910 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S40910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
16

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 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
85 to 89.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.17
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0