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C85900 Brass vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 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 S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

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
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
38.3 to 45.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.0050
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