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C68400 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 330
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0