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C23000 Brass vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
16
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
63.6 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0