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C27000 Brass vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
28.3 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0