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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. C32000 Brass

EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 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 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4