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CC761S Brass vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0