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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. C68100 Brass

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68100 brass belongs to the copper 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5