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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C36200 Brass

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Shear Strength, MPa 540
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5