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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. CC765S Brass

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7