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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

S32950 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
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 1390
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
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), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7