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CC760S Brass vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1350
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
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
13

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
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
57.9 to 64
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0