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EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel vs. C27000 Brass

EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
24
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3