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C68100 Brass vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C68100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68100 brass and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.4 to 43
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0