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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. CC765S Brass

EN 1.4742 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S 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 CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7