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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C26200 Brass

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26200 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 C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3