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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C69710 Brass

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69710 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C69710 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Shear Strength, MPa 640
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
16

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.8 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5