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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. CC764S Brass

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.3 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2