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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. CC490K Brass

EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.5