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C87900 Brass vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
190 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
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 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
49.1 to 59.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0