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C44500 Brass vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44500 brass and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
70.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0