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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

EN 1.4003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7