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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. C99750 Brass

S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 40
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 84
77 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 23
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3