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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. C32000 Brass

S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 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 S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 480
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
0 to 0.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4