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C35600 Brass vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
35.5 to 46.2
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0