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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. C66900 Brass

EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
11.5 to 12.5
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
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2