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C32000 Brass vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
77.8 to 84
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0