EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. C34200 Brass
EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
3.0 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 450 | |
230 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 750 | |
370 to 650 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 500 | |
150 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
910 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
21 |
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 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
9.0 to 98 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 650 | |
110 to 870 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
13 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
14 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
12 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.060 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
62 to 65 |
Iron (Fe), % | 82.4 to 87.8 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
32 to 36.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |