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C49300 Brass vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32101 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
67.3 to 73.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
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