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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7