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C83300 Brass vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C83300 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 C83300 brass and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
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), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0