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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 19
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.4 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0