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EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel vs. C47000 Brass

EN 1.4507 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4507 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4