EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. C46400 Brass
EN 1.4034 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 540 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 900 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 730 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.7 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 94 | |
| 76 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1370 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 32 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83 to 87.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| 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 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.3 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |