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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6