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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9