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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. CC764S Brass

S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2