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EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel vs. C34500 Brass

EN 1.4415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 20
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 570
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 930
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730 to 840
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1350 to 1790
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 33
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 82.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants