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CC761S Brass vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0