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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. C42200 Brass

S40975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 81
56 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5