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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. C38000 Brass

S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Shear Strength, MPa 550
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5