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C66900 Brass vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C66900 brass and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
28.3 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0