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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5