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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. C36200 Brass

EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Shear Strength, MPa 580
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5