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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

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
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7