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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 49
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36