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C83300 Brass vs. S44725 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44725 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 S44725 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
67.6 to 73.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.018
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.26
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0