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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

CC751S 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 CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
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 450
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
82.7 to 87.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0