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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36