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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17