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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4372 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 47
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
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