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CC765S Brass vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC765S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
14 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
62.8 to 71.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
10 to 13
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 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0