EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. CC753S Brass
EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 210 | |
| 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 34 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 690 | |
| 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 490 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 820 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 780 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 99 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 47 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 610 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0015 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 56.8 to 60.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.1 to 69 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.1 to 40 |