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C34500 Brass vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20910 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
14 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
500 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
52.1 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0