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C68400 Brass vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Shear Strength, MPa 330
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
64.9 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0