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C32000 Brass vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is S30415 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
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0