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C84000 Brass vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
19

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0