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C37100 Brass vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 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 C37100 brass and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0