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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 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 S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7