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C23000 Brass vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 48 to 87
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0