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C69700 Brass vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

C69700 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
37
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
28.3 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
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), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0