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C84000 Brass vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0