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S35315 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1