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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7