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C32000 Brass vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0