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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. C68700 Brass

S31655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5