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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
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), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17