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C68300 Brass vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 87.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0