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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
9.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 72.4 to 78.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7