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C68400 Brass vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
84.5 to 87.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0