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C85900 Brass vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

C85900 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 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, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
67.3 to 73.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0