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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C43000 Brass

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5