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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. C41500 Brass

EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5