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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
75.7 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0