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CC755S Brass vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
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
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0