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EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.4552 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4552 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 73
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6