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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
34.2 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0