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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. C68000 Brass

S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 46
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
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
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
0.25 to 1.3
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5