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C87900 Brass vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 70
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0