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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S 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 CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19