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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5