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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. CC753S Brass

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40