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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. C26000 Brass

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3