EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. C66200 Brass
EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C66200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 8.0 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 460 | |
| 270 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 650 | |
| 450 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
| 410 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 36 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 250 to 260 | |
| 40 to 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 170 | |
| 760 to 1030 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.3 to 2.0 | |
| 86.6 to 91 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.4 to 73.6 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 5.5 to 6.9 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 6.5 to 12.9 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |