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EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

EN 1.4000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S 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 1.4000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 88
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5