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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
9.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7