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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4520 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 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 26
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
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 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36