MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C87900 Brass vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
38.3 to 45.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0