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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36