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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19