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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. CC766S Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S 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 CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
89
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
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
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
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7