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CC755S Brass vs. AISI 304LN Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304LN 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 304LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
7.8 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
580 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
83 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
140 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
65 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
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