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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C83400 Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.25
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
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
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.080
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
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7