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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
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
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17