C33200 Brass vs. S31730 Stainless Steel
C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31730 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 60 | |
40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 520 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 450 | |
200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
990 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
24 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
63 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 to 150 | |
170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 60 to 960 | |
99 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 17 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 17 | |
18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 17 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 65 to 68 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
52.4 to 61 |
Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
15 to 16.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 29 to 33.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |