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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. CC752S Brass

EN 1.4742 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7