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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36