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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 38
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6