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CC755S Brass vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0