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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
77.5 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0