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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C38000 Brass

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 610
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
22
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5