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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19