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EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

EN 1.4580 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S 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 1.4580 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5