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C66300 Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C66300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66300 brass and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 22
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 470
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 810
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 98
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2850
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 28
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.4 to 2.4
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 12.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0