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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. C23000 Brass

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 88
48 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 440
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2