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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

EN 1.4150 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
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 6.2
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7