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EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel vs. C38000 Brass

EN 1.4826 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 68.7
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5