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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. CC763S Brass

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.9 to 41