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S33425 Stainless Steel vs. C66300 Brass

S33425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33425 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400
290 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
710 to 2850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 47.2 to 56.7
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5