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C23000 Brass vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 48 to 87
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
18
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58.4 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0