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C84200 Brass vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 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 C84200 brass and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0