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C34500 Brass vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C34500 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0