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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6