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C83400 Brass vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83400 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, % 30
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.8 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.0 to 12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0