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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. C27000 Brass

S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3