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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 38
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7