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EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel vs. C38000 Brass

EN 1.4415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 20
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 570
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 930
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730 to 840
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1350 to 1790
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 33
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 82.4
0 to 0.35
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5