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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. CC764S Brass

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 500
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
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), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2