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CC760S Brass vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42030 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
77.6 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0