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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7