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C35600 Brass vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
18
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0