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C48200 Brass vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

C48200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48200 brass and the bottom bar is S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 40
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.5 to 40.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0