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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C33500 Brass

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33500 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 C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
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
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
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
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 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
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
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
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4