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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. CC766S Brass

EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 42
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7