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C36000 Brass vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36000 brass and the bottom bar is S64512 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
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 530
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 260
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 62
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 340
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0