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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.4361 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Shear Strength, MPa 440
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5