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C23000 Brass vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35315 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 S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 48 to 87
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0