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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC753S Brass

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S 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 CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40