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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C69700 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Shear Strength, MPa 460
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
16

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
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
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
2.5 to 3.5
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
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5