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CC761S Brass vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42010 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
80.9 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0