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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7