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C84000 Brass vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
23

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 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
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