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C99700 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C99700 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
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 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0