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CC761S Brass vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0