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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4104 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 800
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7