MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C37100 Brass vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31100 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 S31100 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
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 27
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
63.6 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0