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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17