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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. CC766S Brass

EN 1.4541 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7