AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. C46200 Brass
AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 14 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 1120 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 1970 | |
| 370 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 1900 | |
| 120 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 88 | |
| 69 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78 to 83.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.3 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |