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C66200 Brass vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0