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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. C42600 Brass

S40975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper 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 S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2