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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 410
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4390
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9