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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1