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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. C23000 Brass

EN 1.4404 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 550
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants