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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

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
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
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 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17