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C99700 Brass vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0