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C66200 Brass vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

C66200 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
64.9 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0