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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17