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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C48600 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 19
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 460
180 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
110 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
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
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4