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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S 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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
1.5 to 4.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
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
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36