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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. C34000 Brass

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C34000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33 to 37.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4