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C33500 Brass vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

C33500 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33500 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, % 3.0 to 28
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 420
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 860
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
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), % 33.8 to 37.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0