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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. C36200 Brass

EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
340 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5