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C83300 Brass vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40930 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C83300 brass and the bottom bar is S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.7 to 89.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0