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CC767S Brass vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

CC767S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 CC767S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
82.7 to 87.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 32.8 to 41.9
0