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C23400 Brass vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 52 to 91
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
37
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0