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C84500 Brass vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32304 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
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 28
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.0
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
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
65 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0