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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. C85800 Brass

EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3