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EN 1.4410 Stainless Steel vs. C27400 Brass

EN 1.4410 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3