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CC753S Brass vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

CC753S 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 CC753S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 99
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 56.8 to 60.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
77.5 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
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 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 33.1 to 40
0