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C83300 Brass vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
82 to 85.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0