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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. C36000 Brass

EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 950
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 220
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2290
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5