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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4837 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9