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C36000 Brass vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36000 brass and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.8 to 23
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 530
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 260
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 62
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 340
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
60.3 to 69.4
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0