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C84000 Brass vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
66.7 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0