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CC755S Brass vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 317 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 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
35 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
21
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
58 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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