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EN 1.4416 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 45.2 to 52.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7