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C49300 Brass vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
19

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 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
64.9 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0