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C87500 Brass vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32906 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
850
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
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
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
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.6 to 63.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
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 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0