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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9