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C68400 Brass vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35135 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 330
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
28.3 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0