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CC760S Brass vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC760S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
14 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
16
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
64.8 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0