EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. C42600 Brass
EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 1100 | |
| 410 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 950 | |
| 220 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 36 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 140 | |
| 9.4 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 960 to 2270 | |
| 230 to 2970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 39 | |
| 13 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 30 | |
| 14 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 39 | |
| 15 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 87 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 74.4 to 80.5 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.5 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0.020 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 5.3 to 10.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |