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CC765S Brass vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC765S brass and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0