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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. CC490K Brass

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.5