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EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel vs. C68800 Brass

EN 1.4307 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
380 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 570
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 810
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
19 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
19 to 30

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants