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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. C42600 Brass

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0.050 to 0.2
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
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2