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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. C84200 Brass

EN 1.4347 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7