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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S 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 CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
250

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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9