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EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel vs. C85500 Brass

EN 1.4511 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 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 1.4511 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 78.9 to 84
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9