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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7