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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17