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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC490K Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.5