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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C33000 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 460
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
60 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.8 to 34.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4