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C85500 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85500 brass and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.1 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.9
0