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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. C47000 Brass

EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4