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C85400 Brass vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C85400 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 C85400 brass and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0