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C84200 Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84200 brass and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0