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C87500 Brass vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
20
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.2 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0