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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. C37700 Brass

EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5