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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C87800 Brass

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87800 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 C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 80
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.3

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
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.15
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5