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C87500 Brass vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
35.5 to 46.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0