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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36