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C49300 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
44 to 67

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0