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C42500 Brass vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 60 to 92
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0