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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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