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S35045 Stainless Steel vs. C99750 Brass

S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 39
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 29.4 to 42.6
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 37
0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3