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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

EN 1.4116 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
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
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7