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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
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), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
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), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36