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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. C41300 Brass

EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5