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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C69400 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69400 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 C69400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
20

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
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
3.5 to 4.5
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
11.5 to 16.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5