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EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel vs. C21000 Brass

EN 1.4000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C21000 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 1.4000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 320
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.6 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 88
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2