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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. CC753S Brass

EN 1.4003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40