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C33200 Brass vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0