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C84800 Brass vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S24000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.5 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0