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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. C84100 Brass

S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 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 S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5