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C84800 Brass vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
18
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
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