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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S 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 S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19