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C27000 Brass vs. S40975 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is S40975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
95

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.4 to 89
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0