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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. CC752S Brass

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7