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EN 1.4305 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

EN 1.4305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S 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 1.4305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 74.9
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19