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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
86.2 to 88.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0