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C84200 Brass vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32950 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 S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
60.3 to 69.4
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0