EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel vs. C33500 Brass
EN 1.4000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33500 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 C33500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
3.0 to 28 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 | |
220 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
340 to 650 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
120 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
930 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
26 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
24 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 | |
8.0 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
69 to 860 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
12 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
62 to 65 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.9 to 88 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.7 |
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 | |
33.8 to 37.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |