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CC750S Brass vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC750S brass and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 54
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 36
0