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C32000 Brass vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0