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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4518 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
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), % 61.4 to 70
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17