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CC764S Brass vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

CC764S 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC764S brass and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
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 80
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 66
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.5
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 4.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 20.7 to 50.2
0