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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0