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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
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), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9