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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C68300 Brass

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Shear Strength, MPa 590
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5