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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. C66200 Brass

S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 470
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
0 to 0.050
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5