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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

S31730 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
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 4.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
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 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17