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C42600 Brass vs. S33425 Stainless Steel

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is S33425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
47.2 to 56.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
20 to 23
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0