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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C84100 Brass

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5