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C84000 Brass vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
56 to 64

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0