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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17