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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. C85800 Brass

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 88
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3