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S35045 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S35045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 29.4 to 42.6
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 37
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19