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CC755S Brass vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44536 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 S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
200
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
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
72.8 to 80
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 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0