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C36200 Brass vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 78
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0