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C42200 Brass vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
18
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0