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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S 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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36