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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. C35600 Brass

S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5