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C21000 Brass vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35125 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
36.2 to 45.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0