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C69700 Brass vs. S32760 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32760 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is S32760 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0