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C85700 Brass vs. S82013 Stainless Steel

C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82013 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 C85700 brass and the bottom bar is S82013 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
70.5 to 77.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.9
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