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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. C44400 Brass

EN 1.4311 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4