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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 550
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5