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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7