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C84500 Brass vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31266 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
18

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
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
34.1 to 46
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0