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C84000 Brass vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
14

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
53.7 to 61.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
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