CC765S Brass vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel
CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 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 CC765S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 640 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 290 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 91 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 34 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 210 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 51 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 57.9 to 65.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 6.0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.14 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 19.8 to 47.7 | |
| 0 |