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C84000 Brass vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1410
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
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
44 to 67

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0