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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C66300 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66300 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
290 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
710 to 2850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
16 to 28

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
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5