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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C99750 Brass

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 45
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 84
77 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3