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C43500 Brass vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C43500 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 310
560 to 850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
16 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62.6 to 68.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0