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C85500 Brass vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85500 brass and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.1 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.9
0