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CC760S Brass vs. AISI 409 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC760S brass and the bottom bar is AISI 409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
84.9 to 89.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0