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EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

EN 1.4580 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S 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 CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19