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C69400 Brass vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0