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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. C42200 Brass

EN 1.4116 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 88
56 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 450
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5