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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
14 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13 to 20

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
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
64.8 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
10 to 12
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0