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C36200 Brass vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
870
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0

Comparable Variants