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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
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 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
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