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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. CC763S Brass

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.9 to 41