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C68100 Brass vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

C68100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C68100 brass and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
250
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
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), % 56 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.4 to 43
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0