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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S 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 CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5