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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C99700 Brass

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3