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CC763S Brass vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

CC763S 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC763S brass and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 56.5 to 67
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.9 to 41
0