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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. CC765S Brass

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S 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 CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 500
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 6.0
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 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7