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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7