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C83300 Brass vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35000 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 C83300 brass and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.7 to 76.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0