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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S 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 CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5