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C68300 Brass vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C68300 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 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, % 15
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 260
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
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), % 0.3 to 1.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0