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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C42600 Brass

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
9.4 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
14 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.050 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2