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C85700 Brass vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C85700 brass and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
72.7 to 76.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 40
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0