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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
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