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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17