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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4749 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36