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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. C85200 Brass

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85200 brass belongs to the copper 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 S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 4.6
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9