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C83400 Brass vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83400 brass and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.0 to 12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0