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CC760S Brass vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
42.6 to 51.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0