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EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4369 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 1.4369 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 70.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7