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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7