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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. CC766S Brass

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7