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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. CC490K Brass

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.5