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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C23400 Brass

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2