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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 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 C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
940
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
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7