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CC755S Brass vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
22 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
67.9 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0