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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C46200 Brass

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4