CC763S Brass vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel
CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 440A 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 CC763S brass and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 | |
| 5.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 730 to 1790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 420 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 830 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 87 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 26 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 23 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 26 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 56.5 to 67 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 78.4 to 83.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.9 to 41 | |
| 0 |