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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4986 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9