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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4818 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 EN 1.4818 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
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
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
65.6 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0