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CC762S Brass vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
9.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0