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EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4376 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S 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 1.4376 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 76
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36