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CC755S Brass vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
82.5 to 88.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
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 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0