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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC490K Brass

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.5