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C68400 Brass vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 330
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0