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EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel vs. C37100 Brass

EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
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
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4