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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C21000 Brass

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.6 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2