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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC764S Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
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
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0.5 to 2.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 4.0
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 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2