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C85500 Brass vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C85500 brass and the bottom bar is S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
67.3 to 73.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.1 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.9
0