EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass
EN 1.4307 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4307 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 270 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 46 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 550 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 900 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 570 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 820 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 66 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 87 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 210 | |
| 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 810 | |
| 460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17.5 to 19.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 64 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.8 to 74.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.2 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.030 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 28.6 to 39.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |