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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5