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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. C34000 Brass

EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C34000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33 to 37.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4