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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. C99700 Brass

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3