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C49300 Brass vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0