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CC761S Brass vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 CC761S brass and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
20
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

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
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0