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CC750S Brass vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC750S brass and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 54
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 67
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 36
0