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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36