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CC760S Brass vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31730 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
12

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
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
52.4 to 61
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0