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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. C68000 Brass

EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5