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C83300 Brass vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44536 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 S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.8 to 80
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
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0